The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-29

The tariff plank was received with loud cheers
and all received more or less applause. When
the Endorsement of Governor Foraker's admins
tration was reached, the convention cheered as
one man, many rising to their feet and swing
Ing hats. etc. The rebel-fag clause revived the
demonstration.
when the last resolution, the famous Sher-
man Endorsement. was reached. the cheering
broke out. and on call from a delegate three
cheers were given for Sherman before the read
ing could continue. Its close marked by
loud cheer. A motion made to adopt the
whole platform by reclamation. It done
unanimously. without dissenting vote. Cheer
ing followed. and loud calls made for Sher-
man. Sherman did not appear. and report of
the committee on permanent Organization was
read and adopted. Hon John Sherman was
made permanent chairman A committee of
three was appointed to conduct Mr.. Sherman to
the chair
The convention was in good humor. being
juhilant the disposal of the Endorsement
resolution, and cheered Senator Sher man as he
took the platform. His speech was listened to
with closest attention. 1t was as follows:
MIR. Chairman. Gentlemen of tie Conven-
ton, and Ladies and Gentiemen-I thank you
with all my heart for the high compliment of
presiding over this distinguished assemblage. l
think the Republicans of Ohio, in this respect
have been partial TO me, and am called on this
occasion TO preside. because I attended the first
Republican convention of Ohio, where the Re-
pabiican party was born, and / have watched
and wondered and followed its
splendid history and its magnificent
progress from that day to this. And now, fell
low-citizens congratulate you upon the fact
that the great body of your work has already
been done by the people of Ohio: all you have to
do is to record and announce the result of their
decisions In every county in Ohio, in every
township. in every section and in every district
avoce comes to from the unanimous mouths
OF the Republicans OF Ohio for the denomination
OF Gov. Joseph B. Foraker. Applause No
man was ever presented a candidate with
more hearty, generous and frank endorsements
than he and he deserves it, because he has fair
~ earned this nomination at your hands. He
has been patriotic, able, brave and diligent. He
has been watchfui or the interests OF the
people of Ohio in all the important duties in
trusted to that Office. In all the social duties
which belong to the Governor of Ohio he has
beer most courteous and kind More than that
he has prevented Democratic President of the
United States from surrendering to the
federates the flags and banners which they lost
in the rebellion. Tremendous cheers. In this
hehas touched the patriotic heart not only of the
people of Ohio. but of the whole country. and
therefore the Republicans of Ohio take pride in
this Endorsement of him by our unanimous re-
nomination.
In respect to the rest of the ticket, the only
trouble Is that you have got many good men
to choose from that it is hard to make choice
Certain it is that. whom your choice is made. they
will all acquiesce as good Republicans and true
friends TO the cause. / wish also to pronounce
with all my heart the deserved thanks that the
people of Ohio owe to the recent Tor presently
Legislature. the ixty-seventh General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Ohio. ICheers.l l believe on
the whole, that 1t was the ablest and most pat
riotc and useful body that has made laws for
the people of Ohio since the State was
born. lCheers.l Called to other duties,
of that Legislature, and l have
been amazed a. the amount. volume and value
Of the work that they did. The Union soldier
is almost every page of that voume-the
record of the faitbfulness due to him and of the
gratitude and obligations of patriotic people
for his sacrifices and his services. They
also watchfui Tor the rights of labor and of the
laboring man, who, after all. is the foundation
af,our structure and whose reasonable demands
ought always TO oe heard and always TO be
needed. iApplause It did its duty. and am
glad to pay my omDiments to this Legislature,
now about to pass out of power, and to appeal
TO you as Republicans how important il is that
the next Legislature should be equal to the last
aud I trust that you will remember
that that election is of more Importance
than the election of the State ticket. You tried
Democratic Legislature only little while ago.
and hope God will keep you from ever trying
it again. Cheers. 1t WAS a Legislature tainted
with fraud, it was blackened by election crimes.
They left the State in debt with the ordinary
expenses unprovided for, and now, when the
people of Ohio about to choose between
Democratic and Republican Legislature, all i
ask is that you go back and investigate and
anime the specimens which have been offered in
the last four years by the Democrats of Ohio
and then make the contrast Tor yourselves
''I have but one other duty to perform. and
that do with overfowing heart. I thank
you with all my heart for the resolution that
you have this day passed in respect to your
choice for a President of the United States
lCheers I know. my fellow-citizens, that this
is, rather. perhaps a matter of sentiment. 1
know, matter of course, that this resoluti
is of Importance unless the voters in the dis
trlcts of the State of Ohio and of the United
States should III their free choice. elect dele
gates who will agree with you in your opinion
1 recognize the district rule, and the right Of
every district to its own choice. / stood by that
rule in 1850. when l knew its adoption would
cut off all hopes of my friends at that time [
also know that there was another rule one that
no man ought to be held n candidate for that
high office unless he has the substantially unani-
nous voice of his party behind him. believe
that that is true rule, and 1t ought to be exer
cised to promote harmony and goodwill and
friendship among Republicans.
Now. my countrymen. again thanking you
for this expression, tell you with all frankness
that think more of your unanimous praise this
day uttered than do of the Office of President
of the United States. Prolonged cheering. I
would rather feel, ny countrymen, that L stood
before you now, at this period of my life-man
and boz, living always in Oho-that now, at
this late period of it, the Republicans OF Ohio
for whose welfare have devoted so much of my
life are willing to say this much for me-" Tire
MIR. Sherman's speech was received with every
demonstration of applause, and he received a
tremendous round of cheers at the close
Dr. Graydon, of Cincinnati, then took the
platform and nominated Governor Foraker for
his second term, in .en-minute speech. There
was much cheering, and the motion carried
by acctamation and whrlwind of cheers.
A committee appointed oescort Governor
Foraker to the hall, and the nomination for
Lieutenaut-governor proceeded with. Hon.
Asa Bushnell, of Springfield. was named. but
declined because of imperative business inter
ests which would suffer.
Senator ThomasJ. Prngle. of Springfield was
than r pad
Capt w C. Lyon. of Newark, was also placed
in nomination for Lieutenant governor.
At this moment Governor Foraker
escorted TO the platform amid cheers. He
cepted the nomination for Governor and made
a brief speech, in which he made answer to
some charges against him made by the Demo
cratic platform recently adopted. He reviewed
the financial record of the last Democratic
administration and compared it with Re-